1. NAMASKAR

2. Our State - Maharashtra
Smt.Nirmala Bari
DIET Dhule
Smt. Meenakshi Kulkarni
DIET Jalna

6. Maharashtra at a glance
Area : Sq.Km
Number of districts : 35
Number of Blocks : 353
Total Population : 9,67,52,247
Male population : 5,03,34,270
Female population : 4,64,17,977
Total literacy : 77.27%
Male literacy : 86.27%
Female literacy : 69.50%

7. Administrative divisions
Aurangabad
Konkan
Maharashtra
Pune
Nagpur
Nashik
Amravati
Nashik
Nashik

8. Map of Maharashtra : Administrative Divisions

9. Main Features of Maharashtra
Formation of the state: 1st May 1960
Capital : Mumbai
Language : Marathi

10. Main Features of Maharashtra
Major Crops :Jowar, Bajra, Wheat, Rice
:Sugarcane, cotton, oil seeds
Main occupation :Agriculture
Industries

11. Main features of Maharashtra
Black rock
The Sahyadri ranges
The Salt water lake of Lonar

12. Koyna hydro-electric project
Jayakwadi dam
Tarapur nuclear plant

13. Architectural Beauty of Maharashtra
Elephanta
Ajanta caves
Ajanta caves
Ellora caves

14. Saints and Social Reformers
Saint Tukaram, Saint Dnyaneshwar
Mahatma Phule,Dr. B. R. Ambedkar,

15. Thank You